IEC South Africa

Christopher Kgomotso raises concerns about election’s indelible ink

Actress Kgomotso Christopher was one of many people who raised their concern about the “indelible ink” which was used in the 2019 South African national election’s voting process. Apparently the ink could be wiped off easily.

Almost 3 million votes already counted in South Africa before 9am

As of 9am this morning, almost 3 million votes had already been counted. The number has steadily increased since then, but the ANC has remained in the lead with around 55%. The DA has followed with roughly 24%

Buthelezi wants IEC to investigate claim that foreigners voted for ANC

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi wants the IEC to look into allegations that the ANC transported foreign nationals to voting stations in order to cast their ballots for the ruling party.

Part of a plot? Women turned away at voting stations over fake nails

Several women were turned away from voting stations or forced to remove their false nails and nail polish before they were allowed to vote. This was not supposed to be an issue as the IEC stated manicures are no problem.

IEC will raise issue of easy to remove indelible ink with supplier

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says that it wants answers from the the company that produced the 'indelible' ink after it emerged that the ink was relatively easy to remove. The ink is a security measure

1 queue for whites, another for blacks: IEC says it wasn’t racist

The IEC has its hands full with the organisation and counting of ballots, but it also had to fend off allegations of racism as well. Following a controversial incident in the Western Cape, it issued a statement of explanation.